{"id":1962483,"date":"2025-08-15T17:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1962483"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:10:16","slug":"cardi-b-drops-jay-z-sampling-single-imaginary-playerz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cardi-b-drops-jay-z-sampling-single-imaginary-playerz\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B Drops Jay-Z-Sampling Single &#8216;Imaginary Playerz&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"auto-tag_cardi-b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/cardi-b\/\" data-tag=\"cardi-b\" target=\"_blank\">Cardi B<\/a> is giving us another taste of what to expect on <em>Am I The Drama?<\/em>. On Friday, the rap queen unleashed her latest single \u201cImaginary Playerz,\u201d which samples a classic by Jay-Z.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper shared a glam-filled music video for the track, featuring Cardi on a private jet and sailing on a yacht. The lyrics see Cardi talking herself up: \u201cMy flop and your flop is not the same\/ If you did my numbers, y\u2019all would pop champagne\/ If I did your numbers, I would hop out a plane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was so happy because you guys understand, the song is kinda long\u2026 This song is like a staple for me and I had to get it approved by the one and only,\u201d she said in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BardisMedia\/status\/1955585155193782346\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an X Space<\/a> earlier this week, referring to Jay-Z and his own \u201cImaginary Player\u201d song. \u201cIt\u2019s a very hip-hop record and I hope you guys enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Cardi B expressed her worry that Taylor Swift might release her album the same day as the single, but once Swift shared the Oct. 3 release date for <em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, Cardi shared some memes <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iamcardib\/status\/1955770472144007561\/video\/2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expressing her relief<\/a> that they wouldn\u2019t coincide.<\/p>\n<p><em>Am I The Drama?<\/em> is set to be 23 tracks long and will include recent single \u201cOutside\u201d as Track 14, as well as 2021\u2019s \u201cUp,\u201d and the 2020 Megan Thee Stallion collab, \u201cWap,\u201d at the end of the album. She also shared a new album cover variant for her fans on Tuesday. The new record is her follow-up to her Grammy-winning debut album\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/review-cardi-bs-debut-invasion-of-privacy-is-personal-and-undeniable-629678\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Invasion of Privacy<\/em><\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Cardi also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iAtzSSbd9I8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dropped a trailer<\/a> for the album, showing her inside a house as crows swarm and attack her mansion. She tries to make her escape, only for an apparently evil version of herself to appear on a classic car, now in control of the birds.<\/p>\n<p>Cardi B spoke to <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> last year about finalizing the album. \u201cI\u2019m a different person every single day,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cWhen I\u2019m in a good mood and I\u2019m with my friends, [I\u2019m] like, \u2018Damn, I want my shit to be played in this club.\u2019 But then I might be mad with my man, so it\u2019s like now I want to do this song. But then I want to do a pop record. I want to do my sing-y shit.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>From <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/cardi-b-drops-imaginary-playerz-from-am-the-drama-1235408042\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rolling Stone US<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardi B is giving us another taste of what to expect on Am I The Drama?. On Friday, the rap queen unleashed her latest single \u201cImaginary Playerz,\u201d which samples a classic by Jay-Z. The rapper shared a glam-filled music video for the track, featuring Cardi on a private jet and sailing on a yacht. 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